habit (and i don't mean a nun suit)

[rone]

As i just now return from Rasputin with a 500-CD pine rack, i realize that i've developed a weird habit for rushing off to a store just before they close.  Today this failed me when i found out that the reverse-osmosis joint where i get our bottled water has started closing at 17:00 on Saturdays, instead of 18:00.  This is separate from my unfortunate penchant for being late, but it seems to go hand-in-hand with my well-developed procrastination skills.  In any case, it seems to be a cheap thrill, in the same category as beating out a yellow light.

Comments

[eejitalmuppet.livejournal.com]

Heh. I bought new glasses today, and arrived at the opticians (to pick frames, and negotiate other details) about 10 minutes before they closed.

[nothings.livejournal.com]

I hope your CD rack stores CDs so they are kept vertically (like books), not face-up/face-down.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

They do indeed. What's wrong with flat vs. vertical?

[nothings.livejournal.com]

I can't find the original press release/research thing that went around a year or two ago, but there's this (http://www.postgazette.com/pg/04127/311683.stm):

For maximum longevity, discs should be stored vertically and only be handled by the edges. Don't stick labels on them, and in the case of write-once CDs, don't write on them with anything but soft water-based or alcohol-based markers.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

Odd. I wonder why that is.

[sandollar17.livejournal.com]

LOL!

it seems to be a cheap thrill Good times.

[mmcirvin.livejournal.com]

When I start doing this it usually means that it's something I'm slightly anxious about doing, and getting to it very late provides a good chance that I'll have an excuse to put it off until tomorrow. It's particularly likely behavior when there's a considerable backlog of things for me to do, and tackling the list means confronting my shame at not having done them already.

[twillis.livejournal.com]

Arrgh. The Big Guy used to try to drag me into places 15 min before closes.

But I got the Big Anxiety about it, so I think I cured him of it.

So I guess I won't be shopping with YOU.